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| Established | 2000 |
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| Location | 815 N Broadway Saratoga Springs, New York |
| Coordinates | 43°05′42″N 73°47′10″W / 43.095°N 73.7861°W / 43.095; -73.7861 |
| Type | Art museum |
| Accreditation | Association of Academic Museums and Galleries (AAMG) |
| Owner | Skidmore College |
| Website | https://tang.skidmore.edu |
The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery is a part of Skidmore College and located in Saratoga Springs, New York.
Building
The Tang, opened in 2000, was designed by architect Antoine Predock. Predock's design includes two major gallery wings (the Wachenheim Gallery and the Malloy Wing), two smaller galleries (the State Farm Mezzanine and the Winter Gallery), digitally equipped classrooms, and several event spaces. The Tang is nationally known for both its architecture and holdings, and its excellence has been recognized by The New York Times, Art in America, and Architectural Digest, among other publications.
Permanent collection
The Tang has a collection of over 5,000 works, including pieces by Rembrandt van Rijn, Albrecht Dürer, Francisco de Goya, William Hogarth, Roy Lichtenstein, Wilhelmina Weber Furlong, Andy Warhol, Garry Winogrand, W. Eugene Smith, Eugène Atget, Dorothy Dehner, David Smith, Nayland Blake, and Nan Goldin. The museum also maintains extensive collections of art from Africa, South Asia, China, and the Americas.
Notable exhibitions
The Tang has a program of contemporary scholarly exhibitions. Artists who have shown at the Tang include Kara Walker, Kiki Smith, Kate Ericson and Mel Ziegler, Trisha Brown, and Richard Pettibone. Among other recent exhibitions are "Brushing the Present: Contemporary Academy Painting from China", "From Pop to Now: Selections from the Sonnabend Collection", "The World According to the Newest and Most Exact Observations: Mapping Art and Science", "Work: Shaker Design and Recent Art", and "Molecules that Matter".
Student involvement
As was the desire of the founding director Charles Stainback, the Tang is committed to being an educational center above all else. Skidmore classes regularly meet in the galleries and classrooms, and groups from other schools visit to view exhibits and participate in activities. Tours, demonstrations, and other events are generally open to the general public. In addition to visual arts exhibitions, the Tang often hosts plays, musical performances, and dance recitals. As a "teaching museum", the Tang offers students the opportunity to have hands-on experiences with the museum's collection by curating an exhibition.
Publications
In addition to a periodic newsletter for members and supporters, the Tang publishes its own Opener series of small hardcover catalogs for many of its temporary exhibitions. The Tang also co-publishes exhibition catalogs with other museums and galleries. A selection of its publications is available for browsing in a small reading area at the museum.
See also
References
- "AAMG: Association of Academic Museums & Galleries". aamg-us.org. Retrieved 2014-03-23.
- "The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery – Skidmore College – Saratoga Springs, NY". tang.skidmore.edu. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- Cotter, Holland (2000-12-22). "ART REVIEW; Party Time: Inside and Out, Playful Wit Reigns at Skidmore's New Museum". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
- Muschamp, Herbert (2000-09-10). "ARCHITECTURE; Design That Coaxes Buildings Out of Themselves". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
- Professor Emeritus James K. Kettlewell: Harvard, Skidmore College, tingtor The Hyde Collection. Foreword to The Treasured Collection of Golden Heart Farm. ISBN 978-0-9851601-0-4
- Loos, Ted (2002-06-30). "ART/ARCHITECTURE; A Dealer's Own Hoard Brought Into the Light". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
- "The Tang Teaching Museum at Skidmore College". collegeapps.about.com. Retrieved 2014-03-23.
- "Tang Museum at Skidmore College | ArtBabble". artbabble.org. Retrieved 2014-03-23.
- ^ "Publications". Tang Museum. Skidmore College. Retrieved 2017-08-29.